Galaxy · constellation Cet

IC 78

IC 78MCG -03-04-010PGC 4079
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Catalogue data

Right ascension
1h 08m 47.7s
Declination
-15° 50' 42"
Size
1.8′ × 45.0″
Position angle
126°
Magnitude
15.2 (B)
Surface brightness
24.55 mag/arcsec²
Hubble type
Sa
Difficulty
4/5
Suggested techniques
LRGB, RGB, OSC
Data source
OpenNGC

The position in 1999ApJS..120..147M is 9 arcsec north of the nucleus.

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